The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it is working hard to secure the visa that will enable stranded Under-twenty-three Eagles midfileder Kelechi Nwakali to return to Portugal.
The twenty-year-old who is on loan at FC Porto’s B team from Arsenal is unable to leave Nigeria almost a month after playing in a qualifier for the 2020 Olympic men’s football tournament.
Officials confirmed that Nwakali was in Portugal on a single-entry visa and so now needs a renewal to return after he played on 25 March. However, the process is taking longer than they anticipated.
NFF’s director of communications Ademola Olajire told newsmen that the federation has been working hard to get his visa sorted as quickly as possible, but that it is taking longer than expected.
Nwakali has made 16 appearances this season for Porto’s reserve side, who play in the second tier of Portuguese football league, but has now missed the club’s last four matches.
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